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To celebrate the 1-year anniversary of Cassette Beasts' release, Jay Baylis of Bytten Studio has made a Twitter thread to share some behind-the-scenes stuff about Archangels:
[image id: A pair of illustrations that are fanart of Dipper and Mabel Pines from Gravity Falls. In the first illustration, Mabel is shooting a grappling hook in mid-air to a target off-screen; in the distance, Dipper holds her other hand, yelling in panic and holding onto his hat. She features a strong pink palette and the background fades from yellow to orange to pink to purple to blue. The second illustration has the exact same pose, except Dipper is in front using a magnet gun instead of a grappling hook, and Mabel holds onto his other hand while having a great time. The background fades from light blue to deep blue to purple to pink. The works are signed by “druid for hire.” end id]
They never did this parallel in the show, but could you imagine?
I am, like, a long running proponent of the "eat something and you'll feel better" crowd and am often one of the first people to suggest "maybe it's time for a snack before I get whipped into a frenzy" but I really do resent how instantaneous it is. like it'll feel like I'm having my worst day in months and then I'll start eating and literally before I even finish I'm like oh yeah the world is beautiful
*Alex (from the interview) talking about Stan and Ford out at sea* “I can kinda write stories about them as a duo forever, because you can always excuse them both getting hyped on a bad idea for their own reasons, and then you can always come up with a reason for them to disagree about it, and it’s always sweet to see them come together again, because they’re so full of themselves but they are also so damaged they desperately need each other.”
i think my favourite horror trope is what i like to call "it gets better before it gets worse". the evil is seemingly defeated. the worst is apparently over. it was tough, and maybe you didn't all make it out in one piece, but you made it. except that you didn't. you're still infected, still marked. you bring the horror with you wherever you go. and there's no timeframe after which you can say you're safe with any certainty. it might lie dormant for years, just waiting for you to turn your back to it long enough to let it find you again. it knows your scent, now. it can hunt you down wherever you go.